>I like the idea of 10W40, but I wonder if that too isn't too thick. You >know as well as I that the temps around this lake can get pretty darn cold >(Calgary notwithstanding...). Do you use a synthetic or straight dino >juice? > >Alan >& Phred >Opposite shore of that big*ss body of water - one terminus of the >Toronto/Rochester fast ferry (maybe...) Hey Alan, I use dino oil and change it often. I've got a leaky engine/tranny seal so I have to keep topping it up --- which I ain't gonna do at $5 a litre (that's nigh on a quart incidentally) --- so the dino/synth debate is moot as far as I'm concerned. I've found it thin enough that I can start the engine at -30 celsius (-22 fahrenheit) and I feel better with the 40w when the engine is hot --- my poor old Westy likes thick oil....... Doug |
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